Ryland Aldrich
Festivals Editor; Los Angeles, California

Ryland is a filmmaker and freelance writer based in sunny Los Angeles. He has been contributing to Twitch since 2009 and covering the festival beat as Festivals Editor since 2011. He writes on topics from sports to politics to tech at enderzero.net and spends the rest of his time on twitter at @RylandAldrich.

Rooftop Films Series Unveils Impressive Summer Lineup

Somewhere between a festival and an art house movie theater, Rooftop Films today unveiled its impressive summer lineup bringing some of the very best of indie cinema to a variety of outdoor locations around New York City. The program... More »
  

Tribeca 2013 Review: MCCONKEY Does Full Justice to the Legendary Skier
While Shane McConkey may not quite be a household name, for fans of action sports, the name McConkey will forever be synonymous with extreme. From helping to launch the freeskiing movement to pioneering ski BASE jumping (that's skiing off... More »
  

Cannes 2013: AIN'T THEM BODIES SAINTS Leads Critics' Week Sidebar
With much speculation that David Lowery's Sundance crimer Ain't Them Bodies Saints would sneak into a top spot at Cannes, there were a few raised eyebrows when the film was absent from the announcement last week. Never fear Riveiera-goers,... More »
  

Cannes 2013 Lineup Includes Latest Miike, Winding Refn, Coens, Payne
The entire Cannes competition lineup has been announced, and yes, it includes many reasons to get excited, whether you're a casual film fan or hardcore cinephile. Among other titles, the list includes anticipated films Only God Forgives (which was described at... More »
  

Sofia Coppola's THE BLING RING to Open Cannes 2013 Un Certain Regard
While there are a ton of rumors floating around about what films will be announced at tomorrow's Cannes Film Festival press conference, we have one official announcement we can share right now. Cannes has announced today that Sofia Coppola's... More »
  

Tribeca 2013: Twitch Picks 17 Can't Miss Titles
Time to raise that curtain up! The Tribeca Film Fest starts tonight! We've already brought you plenty of previews with our looks at the Galas and Midnighters, the Documentary and Narrative Competitions, the Special Screenings and Shorts, and the... More »
  

Tribeca 2013 Preview: Spotlight And Viewpoints
Well here we are. Tonight the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival opens with the premiere screening of The National concert documentary Mistaken For Strangers. Things then kick off good and proper tomorrow, the festivities running all the way to the 28th.... More »
  

Tribeca 2013 Preview: Special Screenings And Shorts
With less than 24 hours until Tribeca kicks off, we're back again with another preview of this year's fest. Yesterday I laid eyes on a few fine looking flicks in the Gala and Midnight sections, this morning Ryland told you... More »
  

Tribeca 2013 Preview: Documentary And Narrative Competitions
It's Tribeca time again as the film fest kicks off tomorrow in typical New York fashion with The National rock-doc Mistaken for Strangers. We took a look at that film, the other galas, and the midnight lineup yesterday --... More »
  

Stanley Film Fest Adds THE PURGE, SIGHTSEERS, MACABRE, NO ONE LIVES, & Shorts
Last week brought the impressive first wave of announcements for the Inaugural Stanley Film Fest. Today brings a few new titles, including the opening night, centerpiece, and announcement of the shorts program. Running May 2-5, The Stanley Film Fest... More »
  

Trailer Arrives for Dark Indie CAROLINE AND JACKIE
Adam Christian Clark's moody drama Caroline and Jackie found plenty of fans when it premiered at Tribeca one year ago. Written by ACC and produced by Adam Hendricks, the white-people-drinking-wine-dinner-party indie with a twist was picked up by Phase 4... More »
  

Exclusive Video: Sally El Hosaini Talks About Her Film MY BROTHER THE DEVIL
Sally El Hosaini's Sundance 2012 feature My Brother the Devil has been playing in New York and will expand to Los Angeles this weekend via Paladin. The powerful film tells the story of two brothers of Egyptian decent, navigating... More »
  

ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE Among First Wave of Programming for Inaugural Stanley Film Festival
It's been a long time coming, but Jonathan Levine's All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is finally coming to US theaters later this year -- and ahead of that theatrical release, the film will play the inaugural edition of... More »
  

LINSANITY Leads Full Program for LA Asian Pacific Film Fest 2013
Southern California's largest AP fest, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, is coming right up and the fine folks at Visual Communications have just announced the full lineup. Things kick off May 2 at the DGA with Evan... More »
  

Boston Underground Film Fest Continues Through This Weekend with an Impressive Lineup
The Boston Underground Film Festival may not be the most well-known festival on the circuit, but the good people at the fest have been hard at working programming an all-around exceptional lineup for their 15th iteration. Taking place at... More »
  

SXSW 2013 Wrap: Twitch Puts A Bow On Austin's Big Fest
The SXSW mayhem has come to an end and most of Austin has about shaken off the hangover. There was a ton of fun and plenty of great films on display at SXSW 2013. We had it all covered... More »
  

SXSW 2013 Review: MAIDENTRIP is a Beautiful Celebration of Youth
You may have already heard this story: A fifteen-year-old girl wins a legal battle versus the Dutch government to stay in the custody of her parents and is therefore able to set out on her 40-foot sailboat in an... More »
  

SXSW 2013 Review: GROW UP, TONY PHILLIPS is More Wholesome Fun from Hagins
Emily Hagins has already made quite a name for herself in the Austin film scene with three full leangth features including 2011's indie hit My Sucky Teen Romance. In her fourth feature, Grow Up, Tony Phillips, Hagins shows more... More »
  

SXSW 2013 Review: AWFUL NICE is Painfully Funny
To call director Todd Sklar's sense of humor peculiar is to understate the weird and wacky no-holds-barred comedy we've come to know in his work. One look at his hit short '92 Skybox Alonzo Mourning Rookie Card and his... More »
  

SXSW 2013 Review: WHITE REINDEER Decks the Halls with Boughs of Hilarious
Not every Christmas can be a merry one, but the punishment Zach Clark puts his protagonist Suzanne (Anna Margaret Hollyman) through in his third feature outing White Reindeer gives a whole new meaning to bah humbug. Luckily, Clark infuses... More »
  
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